
Favorite roles include Baby Marvin in The Mad World of Miss Hathaway (Wild Project-NYC), Mr. Creator, Founder & Owner of The Celebration Of Whimsy Theater (a.k.a the C.O.W.) on the Lower East Side from 2012-2016. Creator, Founder and Producing Artistic Director of The New Acting Company a not-for-profit theater company in New York City for all ages since 2000. in Theater Arts & Interdisciplinary Child Development from Western Washington University. Originally from the West Coast, he has a B.A. He has been teaching theater arts for over three decades. Stephen is an actor, teacher, director, producer and all around “theater fanatic” living in New York City for 24 years now. STEPHEN MICHAEL RONDEL| Lead Teaching Artist

She is thrilled to bring Spotlight Kids NY to the community she and her family have grown to love. Now that she and her husband are raising their two small children in downtown Manhattan, she wanted to give NYC kids like hers a glimpse of how creativity and passion can truly start at any age.
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She also had the amazing opportunity to work as an assistant costume designer for the TV Series, Gotham for which she was nominated for an Emmy in 2015.ĭanielle’s love of theater began when she was a young child. Spotlife Movement - Spot2 MixtapeSpotlife Movement - Spot2 MixtapeSpotlife Movement - Spot2 MixtapeFollow: np BlackBillGates & SpotlifeMM Spotl. Danielle has worked on various projects in Fashion, TV, Film, and Theater, which included Law & Order SVU, She’s Funny That Way and Vinyl. Receiving her MFA in Costume Design from Tulane University. Tamryn’s desire to foster her own children’s talents is really what inspired her to bring Spotlight Kids NY to the downtown neighborhood.ĭANIELLE BURAKOVSKY | Co-Founder / Creative Director Tamryn’s love for community & passion for creativity still comes through in various ways as she participates in the community and within her children’s school. Tamryn’s teaching experience was rewarding in that she loved to share in her fashion experience and expertise to the next generation. To keep up in the industry, she started teaching at a local university. In 2013, Tamryn and her husband welcomed their twins. Throughout her career, she participated in retail forums to share her knowledge of fashion and business. in 2001 with a BA in fashion management, Tamryn has had the amazing opportunity to work and travel across the globe to design and develop for top fashion retailers. Thank you for supporting youth theatre in all its forms.TAMRYN SHAMI| Co-founder / Operations / Customer Relations No adult cast can ever bring more emotion, more dedication, and more love to this story. I have many people to thank: Vicki, Jamie, and Carly the directors, tech crew, volunteers and designers who helped create this production the Spotlight Board for always pushing for great art and mostly, to the cast for giving such powerful performances with so much determination to get it right. A novel is what took place we hear (the narrator’s) voice recounting, recalling events that are past and over.” The creators of this musical were able to tell the story from the book but, instead of just looking back, we watch the characters as they move forward in time. Thorton Wilder said about the difference between novels and plays, “On the stage it is always now: the personages are standing on that razor-edge, between past and the future… the words are rising to their lips in immediate spontaneity. For others it might be Alison’s relationship with her brothers or Joan maybe, the emotional stress of Alison’s mother, Helen or maybe when Alison finally realizes who she is, etc., etc.

Me being the father of two daughters made a personal connection with the Alison relationship with her dad, and I cried into the script when I was blocking it, and I held back tears every time we ran the end of the show at rehearsals. One of the greatest aspects of this show is that patrons who watch it will feel different emotions and take away different thoughts based on who you are and what your mindset is when you sit in your seat. I went to see the original Broadway show with my oldest daughter, and the two things we discussed most about the show was that it was the first Broadway show we ever saw that had a lesbian protagonist, and the other was that it was the only show we’ve ever seen (even to date) that has a main story line dealing with the Father / Daughter relationship. It’s a look back at her childhood and around the four months between when Alison came out to her parents and her father committing suicide. Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir Fun Home is a beautiful and compelling book.
